Jump to content

hd 6990

Kodey116
By Kodey116
in Troubleshooting
 Share
Go to solution Solved by vanished,

would there be any choice for my stock cooler? i have ti all cleaned up with no thermal pads considering they came off with a slight push. but yea the card works its all clean i just wanted to know if 45 for a arctic cooler designed for it would be worth it ? i do plan on overclocking a tad since ill have the head room

Well, if the heatsink itself and the fans are OK, and it is able to be installed in a way that makes proper contact with all of the important parts it should be fine, but if any of it doesn't sit like it used to, you should probably go for a new cooler. That price seems reasonable since if you look at the reference model of most cards vs a higher end on the difference can easily be $50 or more, and more or less it's just a better cooler

Posted

i had a really bad overheat today that my system allowed for some dumb reason , my fan somehow locked at 30% adn my core hit 103c in h1z1 ....it worried me along with recent issues of it just feeling hotter than it should , i had a 6990 before it never hit 80 unless benchmarked.

 

i opened it up to see the thermal pads melted to and stuck to different chips... the thermal grease was also rock hard and couldnt be removed with rubbing alcohol ( i had artic cooling cleaning compound 2 step) 

 

i can but a new cooler for 50 usd ( artic cooling aftermarket ) would it be worth the try to bring my old card back .

 

any advice can help 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/499330-hd-6990/
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I would probably look for a newer generation used card. I don't think its worth putting $50 into a card that old.

CPU: Intel i7 - 5820k @ 4.5GHz, Cooler: Corsair H80i, Motherboard: MSI X99S Gaming 7, RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB DDR4 2666MHz CL16,

GPU: ASUS GTX 980 Strix, Case: Corsair 900D, PSU: Corsair AX860i 860W, Keyboard: Logitech G19, Mouse: Corsair M95, Storage: Intel 730 Series 480GB SSD, WD 1.5TB Black

Display: BenQ XL2730Z 2560x1440 144Hz

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/499330-hd-6990/#findComment-6670798
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I would probably look for a newer generation used card. I don't think its worth putting $50 into a card that old.

yeah didn't Linus approximate one of the 6990 cores with a 270 in the recent scrapyard wars?

Solve your own audio issues  |  First Steps with RPi 3  |  Humidity & Condensation  |  Sleep & Hibernation  |  Overclocking RAM  |  Making Backups  |  Displays  |  4K / 8K / 16K / etc.  |  Do I need 80+ Platinum?

If you can read this you're using the wrong theme.  You can change it at the bottom.

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/499330-hd-6990/#findComment-6670821
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

i can but a new cooler for 50 usd ( artic cooling aftermarket ) would it be worth the try to bring my old card back .

If it works yes, but if it doesn't you might just be out another $50 on top of the card, so I would be inclined to just upgrade, but it's up to you and your risk tolerance :)

Solve your own audio issues  |  First Steps with RPi 3  |  Humidity & Condensation  |  Sleep & Hibernation  |  Overclocking RAM  |  Making Backups  |  Displays  |  4K / 8K / 16K / etc.  |  Do I need 80+ Platinum?

If you can read this you're using the wrong theme.  You can change it at the bottom.

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/499330-hd-6990/#findComment-6670823
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

If it works yes, but if it doesn't you might just be out another $50 on top of the card, so I would be inclined to just upgrade, but it's up to you and your risk tolerance :)

the card works i was gaming on it not even a hour ago . i played league ith some freinds for about 3 hours no issues but h1z1 had e super worried . im just wondering if i put the 50 into it would it be worth it considering i have a decent setup (i72600 rog mobo 12gbs of ram) everything else is fine in my system except this card now .. i caught it at the end of the internal cooling life

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/499330-hd-6990/#findComment-6670838
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

the card works i was gaming on it not even a hour ago . i played league ith some freinds for about 3 hours no issues but h1z1 had e super worried . im just wondering if i put the 50 into it would it be worth it considering i have a decent setup (i72600 rog mobo 12gbs of ram) everything else is fine in my system except this card now .. i caught it at the end of the internal cooling life

Oh I thought after the melting you hadn't tried it since and weren't sure about it.  In that case it probably would be worth cleaning it up and continuing to use it, especially if it lives for at least another year or more.

Solve your own audio issues  |  First Steps with RPi 3  |  Humidity & Condensation  |  Sleep & Hibernation  |  Overclocking RAM  |  Making Backups  |  Displays  |  4K / 8K / 16K / etc.  |  Do I need 80+ Platinum?

If you can read this you're using the wrong theme.  You can change it at the bottom.

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/499330-hd-6990/#findComment-6670850
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

Oh I thought after the melting you hadn't tried it since and weren't sure about it.  In that case it probably would be worth cleaning it up and continuing to use it, especially if it lives for at least another year or more.

would there be any choice for my stock cooler? i have ti all cleaned up with no thermal pads considering they came off with a slight push. but yea the card works its all clean i just wanted to know if 45 for a arctic cooler designed for it would be worth it ? i do plan on overclocking a tad since ill have the head room

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/499330-hd-6990/#findComment-6670860
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Solution

would there be any choice for my stock cooler? i have ti all cleaned up with no thermal pads considering they came off with a slight push. but yea the card works its all clean i just wanted to know if 45 for a arctic cooler designed for it would be worth it ? i do plan on overclocking a tad since ill have the head room

Well, if the heatsink itself and the fans are OK, and it is able to be installed in a way that makes proper contact with all of the important parts it should be fine, but if any of it doesn't sit like it used to, you should probably go for a new cooler. That price seems reasonable since if you look at the reference model of most cards vs a higher end on the difference can easily be $50 or more, and more or less it's just a better cooler

Solve your own audio issues  |  First Steps with RPi 3  |  Humidity & Condensation  |  Sleep & Hibernation  |  Overclocking RAM  |  Making Backups  |  Displays  |  4K / 8K / 16K / etc.  |  Do I need 80+ Platinum?

If you can read this you're using the wrong theme.  You can change it at the bottom.

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/499330-hd-6990/#findComment-6670878
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Troubleshooting

×